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title: "Hi just wondering if anyone has any idea how to get rid of gnats in…"
description: "Hi just wondering if anyone has any idea how to get rid of gnats in indoor plants? Thanks in advance"
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author: "Alex"
published: "2025-01-07T01:29:10.329359Z"
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# Hi just wondering if anyone has any idea how to get rid of gnats in…

_Posted by Alex on 2025-01-07_

Hi just wondering if anyone has any idea how to get rid of gnats in indoor plants? Thanks in advance

## 7 comments

### GreenLeaf commented on 2025-01-07

This is a very common question, if you use the search bar in the community you should find all the great solutions people have to this question :)

### Jillian Champ commented on 2025-01-07

I pour hydrogen peroxide it the pot it kills them and it kills mold if your allergic like me

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-07

I have used peroxide drench, mosquito bit water, sticky traps, zevo electric traps. Mostly now I use nematodes and predatory mites.

### CrazyPlantLady commented on 2025-01-07

Put lava rocks on the top layer of soil so they can’t lay eggs on the soil really helps my plants :)

### Alex commented on 2025-01-07

Thank you all

### Lorien commented on 2025-01-07

My fungus gnats went away when I started bottom watering. They like moist top soil, so I’d bottom water my plants until they were nice and soaked but not soaked all the way up to the top layer. This is all I’ve done and I haven’t seen a fungus gnat in quite some time now

### Lavender commented on 2025-01-07

I lived on a farm with my family growing up, my mom always got the gnat fly strips for potted plants, worked like a charm. I also recommend finding the plant with the nests, and put cinnamon on top of the soil to cause it to dry out and kill the bugs. Good luck!

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